Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 20:57:01 +1200 From: Fran McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Slightly off-topic - Unerase.exe and my libb hdd Are you locking your drive first? lock c: And then after... unlock c: Fran :):):) On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 23:20:18 -0400 (EDT) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Slightly off-topic - Unerase.exe and my libb hdd > > Just a small question - I wondered if anyone had any experience of Norton Utilities >"unerase.exe" failing to work due to problems with sector translation. > > It's just that yesterday was the first time I've tried to use this handy DOS utility >on my Lib, and it proceeded no further than the helpful message "Can't access drive". > I've checked with the symantics web site, and they reckon that this can be caused by >"incorrect sector translation where the computer is using both LBA and Disk Manager, >or another sector translating program, on the same hard disk." and recommended >backing up my data and disabling LBA in the BIOS. > > It wasn't really a major problem, as the deleted file was on a floppy disk and >unerase worked on another computer, but it did make me wonder about my hard-drive >setup. > > I've basically got a 6.4G in my L1050, which I used Partition Magic to divide into a >4G and a 2G drive while it was still in my L70, allowing a bit more space at the end >for the greater RAM in the 1050. It has run with no problems for about 8 months, but >if anyone had any idea about the sector translation problem, it would ease my mind a >little. > > Cheers, > > Simon > > --------------------------------------------------- > Get free personalized email at http://www.iname.com > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ************************************************************** ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
